Paul was kind enough to give me this piece of Osage at Marshall last weekend. It's the first stave bow I've made, along with the first bow that's needed heat treating, first pin nocks, all kinds of firsts. I learned a bunch from everyone there, especially Paul and PearlDrums. I know the tiller is wonky, I've got a hinge in the top limb to correct, and I may still need to do some string alignment on the tips, but here's some pictures:
The stave had a bit of a dogleg to it. The term "hockey stick" was bandied about...
After some shaping - it almost looks bow-like.
Showing off the degree of kink.
Some localized steam heat ala Pearly
Brace
Full Draw- Man that looks worse than I thought! Top limb looks like more of an issue than the bottom at this point!
Freshly unstrung.
So, some work still ahead, but it's flung a few dozen arrows at this point. I'm surprised it shot any, there were some dark moments during the weekend, but with all the help from the folks there, it pulled through.